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NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY LIST OF AUTHORISED TV STATIONS IN GHANA AS AT FIRST QUARTER OF 2015 Television (TV) broadcasting service is a broadcasting service consisting of the transmission of visual images or other visible signals, with or without accompanying sounds, where the visual images are such that sequences of them are seen as moving pictures. TV services may be transmitted over cable, terrestrial wireless or satellite platforms. Page 1 of 12

SUMMARY OF TELEVISION STATIONS IN GHANA NO. TYPE OF TELEVISION SERVICE TOTAL NO. OF AUTHORISED STATIONS Page 2 of 12 TOTAL NO. OF STATIONS ON TOTAL NO. OF STATION NOT ON 1. Analogue Terrestrial Television 21 15 6 2. Digital Terrestrial Pay Television 1 1 0 (Service only) 3. Digital Terrestrial Pay Television 4 4 0 (Service and Frequency) 4. Digital Terrestrial Television (Network 0 0 0 only) 5. Digital Terrestrial Free-To-Air 0 0 0 Television 6. Digital Terrestrial Radio Service on 0 0 0 TV Multiplex 7. Satellite Television Broadcasting (Pay 6 2 4 TV Direct-To-Home Bouquet) 8. Satellite Television Broadcasting (Free-To-Air Direct-To-Home Bouquet) 6 1 5 9. Satellite Television Broadcasting (Free-To-Air Direct-To-Home Single Channel) 15 6 9 10. Digital Terrestrial Television 0 0 0 additional Services (eg. Teletext, etc) 11. Digital Terrestrial Mobile Television 0 0 0 Service (Stand-alone Authorisation) 12. Digital Cable Television 1 0 1 13. Television over Internet Protocol (Pay 0 0 0 TV) TOTAL NO. OF AUTHORISED TV STATIONS 54 29 25

TABLE 1 - ANALOGUE TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION STATIONS 1 NO. COMPANY TRADE 1. GHANA CORPORATION 2. TV 3 NETWORK 3. METROPOLITAN ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION 4. TELEVISION AFRICA LTD. 5. CRYSTAL RADIOVISION NETWORK LTD. GTV AUTHORISATI ON 1968 BY NLCD 226, FREQUENCY BAND OF TV3 17 September 1996 VHF AREA(S) OF VHF Nationwide HOUSE P. O. BOX 1633, ACCRA TEL : 021-221161-9 FAX ; 221165/221149/53 EMAIL : 10 regional capitals (has a UHF gap filler in Accra) METRO TV 5 September 1997 VHF 10 regional capitals TV AFRICA 21 November 1995 VHF Greater Accra Eastern Central Western Ashanti CRYSTAL TV 1995 UHF Greater Accra Eastern Ashanti P. O. BOX M83, ACCRA TEL : 021-228697/228681 FAX : 021-228629 NO. 59, JOSIAH TONGOGARA STREET, NORTH LABONE P. O. BOX C 1609 CANTONMENTS. ACCRA TEL: 021-765702 FAX: 021-765703 EMAIL: talamtv@ghana.com 30 SOBUKWE ROAD P. O. BOX 7151 ACCRA-NORTH TEL: 021-224322 / 228702 FAX: 021-223320 / 223439 EMAIL: target@africaonline.com.gh PLOT 2, BLOCK U, ASOKWA P. O. BOX 9219 AHINSAN, KUMASI TEL: 051-21681/21582 FAX: 021-660411/660347 EMAIL: crystal@africaonline.com.gh COMMENT(S) simulcasts in Digital. Operates 8 additional digital programme simulcasts in Digital simulcasts in Digital Station On Air with three programme & simulcasts in Digital 1 Analogue Terrestrial Television Stations are TV stations that is transmitted as analogue waveforms and received using common aerials on a TV set. These stations are being migrated from analogue to digital to comply with the Geneva 2006 Agreement of the International Telecommunications Union. Page 3 of 12

NO. COMPANY TRADE AUTHORISATI ON FREQUENCY BAND OF AREA(S) OF 6. NET 2 TV NET 2 TV 7 April 2004 UHF Greater Accra Eastern 7. INDEPENDENT TV 8. K & N INVESTMENT E-TV GHANA 9. VIASAT LTD. 10. THREE ANGLES NETWORK GHANA TOP TV 1 April 2008 UHF Greater Accra 19 October 2006 UHF Greater Accra Eastern VIASAT 1 22 February 2008 UHF Greater Accra Eastern Central Western Ashanti P. O. BOX X.272 FNT KUMASI P. O. BOX CT 47458 CANTONMENTS ACCRA P.O. BOX CT 5976 CANTONMENT, ACCRA. GO 22 AVIATION HOUSE PORT RESIDENTIAL AREA P.O.BOX 3898 ACCRA 3ABN 11 August 2008 UHF Not on Air P.O.BOX BT 103 TEMA 11. MULTIPLE CONCEPTS GH ONE 5 January 2009 UHF Greater Accra 12. SMART MULTIMEDIA LIGHT TV 23 December 2008 UHF Greater Accra Ashanti 13. U2 COMPANY LTD. UTV 20 January 2009 UHF Greater Accra Ashanti 14. INTEGRATED MEDIA XCHANGE (IMX) B824/10 FEO EYEO STREET INDUSTRIAL AREA P. O. BOX CT 3855 CANTONMENTS P. O. BOX SN 150 SANTASI - KUMASI COMMENT(S) simulcasts in Digital simulcasts in Digital simulcasts in Digital Station Not on Air but Station on Air & Station on Air & P. O. BOX 17470, ACCRA simulcasts in Digital - 7 January 2009 UHF Not on Air P. O. BOX MB 639, MINISTRIES POST OFFICE, ACCRA Station not on Air but Page 4 of 12

NO. COMPANY TRADE 15. THE CARDINAL FOUNDATION FOR DISTANCE LEARNING (CAFDIL) 16. CENTRE FOR INTERCULTURAL LEARNING TALENT & DEVELOPMENT, AGORO 17. GREAT KOSA COMPANY LTD. 18. EMPIRE NETWORK 19. HBA TV & COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AUTHORISATI ON FREQUENCY BAND OF AREA(S) OF CAFDIL 11 February 2005 UHF Central ARCHDIOCESAN SECRETARIAT, P. O. BOX 112, CAPE COAST COASTAL TV KANTANKA TV 16 October 2007 UHF Central P. O. BOX 711, CAPE COAST 27 August 2008 UHF Greater Accra P. O. BOX 8901, ACCRA NORTH - 9 May 2008 UHF Not on Air P.O. BOX AN7041 ACCRA-NORTH - 24 June 2008 UHF Not on Air c/o EBENEZER AMAKYE MINTAH COMMENT(S) Station on Air & Station on Air & Station on Air & Station not on Air but Station not on Air but 20. CITY TELEVISION CTV 3 October, 2008 UHF Not on Air P. O. BOX 161100, ACCRA Station not on Air but 21. ORAKLE ADVERTISING - 10 November, 2008 UHF Not on Air P. O. BOX VT 4471 Station not on Air but Page 5 of 12

NO. COMPANY TABLE 2 - DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL PAY TELEVISION (SERVICE AND FREQUENCY) 2 TRADE 1 CATV CABLE GOLD 2 CRYSTAL RADIOVISION NETWORK CRYSTA L TV FIRST AUTHORIS ATION PRESENT AUTHORI SATION FREQUEN CY BAND 29-01-1997 - UHF (2 Multiplexes) 12-03-2002 1 02-2013 UHF (2 Multiplexes) ADDRESS OF COMPANY P. O. BOX C 03057, TEMA P. O. BOX JT 57, JAMES TOWN AREA OF Greater Accra Greater Accra N COMMEN TS Has 24 Programme Has 4Programme 3 WILSAD SUPPORT 4 GOtv GHANA FIRST DIGITA L 13-12-2004 31-7-2013 UHF (2 Multiplexes) GOtv 14/4/2000 15-01-2013 UHF (2 Multiplexes) P. O. BOX MC 1231, TAKORADI, WESTERN REGION PMB CCC 29, CANTONMENTS, ACCRA Greater Accra Eastern Western Greater Accra region Eastern Western Central Ashanti Northern Brong Ahafo Has 20 Programme Has 36 Programme 2 Television Broadcasting Service provided over the service provider s own wireless digital terrestrial television network and which requires television viewers to pay a subscription fee to watch the television service. The service provider obtains a frequency for the rollout of its own DTT transmission network infrastructure which shall be co-located Page 6 of 12

TABLE 3 - DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL PAY TELEVISION (SERVICE ONLY) 3 NO. COMPANY 1 NEXT GENERATION BROADCASTI NG P. O. BOX CT 774, CANTONMENT S ACCRA TRAD E Smart TV FIRST AUTHORIS ATION OF NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDER 3-04-2014 GHANA CORPORATION ADDRESS OF COMPANY No. 3 Asafnetse Afua Street, Airport Residential Area P.O. Box CT 744 Cantonments, Accra AREA(S) OF Greater Accra Ashanti COMMENTS Has 8 Programme 3 Television Broadcasting Service comprising of a bouquet of services provided over an independent/third party wireless digital terrestrial television network and which requires television viewers to pay a subscription fee to watch the television service. Page 7 of 12

TABLE 4 - SATELLITE TELEVISION (PAY TV DIRECT-TO-HOME BOUQUET) 4 NO. AND ADDRESS OF COMPANY TRADE AUTHORISATION 1. MULTICHOICE DSTV 14/4/2000 15 SENCHI STREET, PORT RESIDENTIAL AREA, ACCRA. PMB CCC 29 CANTONMENTS, ACCRA TEL: 021-768666 FAX: 021-768667 EMAIL: service@gh01.mck.co.za 2. STRONG DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD 3. SPARROW VISION FREQUENCY BAND Ku Band COMMENTS Station is on Air MYTV 13/05/2008 Ku Band Station is on Air 01-10-14 P. O. BOX CT 1628, CANTONMENTS- ACCRA. IDEASIMPACTGH@GMAIL.COM Ku Band Station is not on Air 4. UNCAPPED VISION 10-11-14 P. O. BOX OS 01859, ACCRA Ku Band Station is not on Air 5. HOMEBASE TV 12-01-15 P. O. BOX GP 22022, ACCRA INFO@HOMEBASETVGHANA.COM Ku Band Station is not on Air 6. PLASMA ENTERTAINMENT P. O. CT 246, ACCRA 09-03-15 P. O. CT 246, ACCRA Ku Band Station is not on Air 4 Television Broadcasting Service comprising of a bouquet of services provided over a satellite transponder and which requires television viewers to pay a subscription fee to watch the television service. Page 8 of 12

TABLE 5 - SATELLITE TELEVISION (FREE-TO- DIRECT-TO-HOME BOUQUET) 5 NO. COMPANY 1. MULTIMEDIA COMPANY LTD. 2. BENIE TV TRADE MULTI TV AUTHORISATION (DD-MM-YY) FREQUENCY BAND 22-01-09 Ku Band 355 FAANOFA STREET, KOKOMLEMLE P.O.BOX GP 17202 ACCRA COMMENTS Operates 4 programme 13-05-13 Ku Band P. O. BOX GP 1986, ACCRA THE STATION IS NOT ON 3. EVOLUTION MULTIMEDIA GROUP 15-08-14 Ku Band P. O. BOX 6027, CANTONMENTS-ACCRA THE STATION IS NOT ON 4. CENTER TV 05-01-15 Ku Band P. O. BOX 64, NKORANZA THE STATION IS NOT ON 5. CHAMPION 6. MOBILE ZONE 05-01-15 Ku Band P. O. BOX N 150, NEW TAFO KUMASI 16-01-15 Ku Band P. O. BOX OD 431, ODORKOR. FROMAX75@YAHOO.COM THE STATION IS NOT ON THE STATION IS NOT ON 5 Television Broadcasting Service comprising of a bouquet of services provided over a satellite transponder and which is capable of being received without payment of subscription fees. Page 9 of 12

TABLE 6 SATELLITE TELEVISION (FREE-TO- DIRECT-TO-HOME SINGLE CHANNEL) 6 NO. COMPANY TRADE 2. CAPITALINE MULTIMEDIA AUTHORISATION (DD-MM-YY) TYPE OF SERVICE COMMENTS 1. Z TV ZTV 11-08-14 Ku Band P. O. BOX LA 407, ACCRA THE STATION IS ON CTV 11-08-14 Ku Band P. O. BOX DS 1628, DANSOMAN, ACCRA THE STATION IS ON 3. PRECIOUS TELEVISION PTV 11-08-14 Ku Band DTD 50, CANTONMENTS. THE STATION IS ON 4. ROYAL IMAGE 5. PAN AFRICAN 6. BETHESDA MULTIMEDIA COMPANY 7. NEW MERCURY BROASCASTING 8. UNITED SKY MULTIMEDIA 9. ROCK MEDIA COMPANY rtv 15-08-14 Ku Band P. O. BOX KS 1321, KUMASI THE STATION IS ON 11-11-14 Ku Band P. O. BOX KN 4129, KANESHIE, ACCRA. HAJSHIRAZ@GBANGU.COM 07-01-15 Ku Band P. O. BOX 219, ACCRA. BETHESDAMULTIMEDIA04@GMAIL.COM 9-01-15 Ku Band P. O. BOX 1849. NEWMERCURY2007@YAHOO.COM THE STATION THE STATION THE STATION 28-02-15 Ku Band P. O. BOX DTD 50, ACCRA THE STATION 09-01-15 Ku Band P. O. BOX AH 1348, ACIMOTA-ACCRA. THE STATION IS ON 6 Television Broadcasting Service in which a single programme channel is broadcast over a satellite transponder and capable of being received without payment of subscription fees. Page 10 of 12

NO. COMPANY TRADE 10. THE ROCK TV CHANNELS 11. BUSINESS MEDIA AFRICA (BUSINESS 24 AFRICA) 12. MISSION AFRICA TV AND RADIO 13. ANGEL 14. GALAXY MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION 15. NEG FAMILY LIFE (ISRAEL TV) AUTHORISATION (DD-MM-YY) TYPE OF SERVICE COMMENTS 23-01-15 Ku Band P. O. BOX KN 1044, KANESHIE-ACCRA THE STATION 27-01-15 Ku Band P. O. BOX TF 210 THE STATION 28-01-15 Ku Band P. O. BOX 30330, PORT, ACCRA THE STATION 5-03-15 Ku Band P. O. BOX KS 13875, KUMASI THE STATION IS ON 5-02-15 Ku Band P. O. BOX CT 7034 THE STATION 20-01-15 Ku Band P. O. BOX AN 11256 THE STATION Page 11 of 12

TABLE 7 DIGITAL CABLE TELEVISION 7 NO. AND AUTHORISATION (DD-MM-YY) TYPE OF CABLE(S) 1. SIMBA MEDIA GHANA P. O. BOX TN 2121 AREA OF COMMENTS 04-03-15 OPTICAL FIBER Not on Air THE STATION IS NOT ON 7 Television Broadcasting Service where the distribution of television programs to subscribers is delivered by the means of coaxial cables or light pulses through fiber-optic cables and require the payment of subscription fees. Page 12 of 12